MSP Certification - Foundation

The MSP® certification scheme has been developed to offer three levels of certification: Foundation, Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner. AXELOS has accredited a number of Examination Institutes (EIs) who then accredit a network of Accredited Training Organizations (ATOs), including their trainers and course material. The ATOs and accredited trainers offer MSP training courses and examinations.

Purpose of the Foundation Certification

The purpose of the foundation certification is to determine whether a candidate has sufficient knowledge and understanding of the MSP guidance to interact effectively with those involved in the management of a programme or act as an informed member of a programme office, business change team or project delivery team working within an environment supporting MSP.

The foundation certification is also a pre-requisite for the practitioner certification.

Target Audience

Members of a programme office, business change team members, project delivery team members, anyone who needs to understand the terminology and concepts underpinning MSP and those wishing to pursue higher level certifications (e.g. Programme Managers, Business Change Managers (BCMs) and Senior Responsible Owners (SROs).

Examination Format

• Multiple choice questions
• 75 questions per paper with one mark available per question
• Five questions to be trial and not counted in scores
• 35 marks required to pass (out of 70 marks available) - 50%
• 60 minutes’ duration
• Closed book.